Comments on: Quick Tips for Photographing Indoor Sporting Events http://www.thephotoargus.com/tips/quick-tips-for-photographing-indoor-sporting-events/ A photographer's resource of useful information, inspiration, technique, photographer showcases and more. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:38:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Sean Hoxworth http://www.thephotoargus.com/tips/quick-tips-for-photographing-indoor-sporting-events/comment-page-1/#comment-35889 Sean Hoxworth Sun, 11 Dec 2011 05:25:28 +0000 http://www.thephotoargus.com/?p=2316#comment-35889 Good advice / info Gary, any other comment on the Sigma 120 - 300 2.8 I am really interested in that lens, but the price is a consideration for a 'part time hobby / freelancer' LOL! but seems ideal lens for soccer / football and many other activities. Good advice / info Gary, any other comment on the Sigma 120 – 300 2.8 I am really interested in that lens, but the price is a consideration for a ‘part time hobby / freelancer’ LOL! but seems ideal lens for soccer / football and many other activities.

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]]> By: Gary M Williams http://www.thephotoargus.com/tips/quick-tips-for-photographing-indoor-sporting-events/comment-page-1/#comment-20448 Gary M Williams Fri, 06 May 2011 15:27:28 +0000 http://www.thephotoargus.com/?p=2316#comment-20448 Those are great tips for low light sports photography, but be careful with the use of slow shutter speeds below 250th of a second. I have shot night baseball, basketball as well as many other sports under the lights for 50 years, using 500th of second almost 99% of the time. I have a good range of very fast glass on hand to make this happen. A long f2.8 lens is a must have under the lights for most outdoor sports photography. I use only the best lens in my work. The short telephoto 85mm f1.8 is ideal for basketball and boxing. The super fast long telephoto 300 f2.8 or 400 f2.8 lens is used for baseball and soccer under the lights. My Nikon VR 70-200mm f2.8 zoom is my main stay lens. I also use a new 120-300 f2.8 Sigma zoom for soccer and baseball. This zoom is amazing and it is the only zoom of its kind in that range and speed. Blur is OK for the occasional sports photo. But night in and night out, I want to freeze all the action with the longest lens I can use for that sport under the lights. Remember to shoot lots of images per shooting. This helps you get more keepers then rejects. When I was taught by my first AP photo editor on how to shoot sports, he said always have the ball in the photo, and only tack sharp images will be used. He said use the longest lens you can for that sport. Tight action is what separates the men from the boys. Good image quality is the goal that I have never stop trying to achieved. Sports or fast breaking news is a challenge at night, but with the right equipment and lots of practice you to can make that once in a life time image. Those are great tips for low light sports photography, but be careful
with the use of slow shutter speeds below 250th of a second. I have
shot night baseball, basketball as well as many other sports under the
lights for 50 years, using 500th of second almost 99% of the time.

I have a good range of very fast glass on hand to make this happen. A
long f2.8 lens is a must have under the lights for most outdoor
sports photography. I use only the best lens in my work.

The short telephoto 85mm f1.8 is ideal for basketball and boxing. The
super fast long telephoto 300 f2.8 or 400 f2.8 lens is used for
baseball and soccer under the lights. My Nikon VR 70-200mm f2.8 zoom
is my main stay lens.

I also use a new 120-300 f2.8 Sigma zoom for soccer and baseball. This
zoom is amazing and it is the only zoom of its kind in that range and
speed.

Blur is OK for the occasional sports photo. But night in and night
out, I want to freeze all the action with the longest lens I can use
for that sport under the lights.

Remember to shoot lots of images per shooting. This helps you get
more keepers then rejects.

When I was taught by my first AP photo editor on how to shoot sports,
he said always have the ball in the photo, and only tack sharp images
will be used. He said use the longest lens you can for that sport.
Tight action is what separates the men from the boys. Good image
quality is the goal that I have never stop trying to achieved. Sports
or fast breaking news is a challenge at night, but with the right
equipment and lots of practice you to can make that once in a life
time image.

]]> By: Stephen Kirsh http://www.thephotoargus.com/tips/quick-tips-for-photographing-indoor-sporting-events/comment-page-1/#comment-19587 Stephen Kirsh Sat, 09 Apr 2011 17:21:05 +0000 http://www.thephotoargus.com/?p=2316#comment-19587 Yea for indoor shots I shoot in full manual. The basketball photo you have above was shot at, off the top of my head, 1/200 iso400 and f2.8. All in manual. Yea for indoor shots I shoot in full manual. The basketball photo you have above was shot at, off the top of my head, 1/200 iso400 and f2.8. All in manual.

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